The Board of
Education on November 17, 2004, approved a cut score of 165 for the School
Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA) as a requirement for all individuals who
are seeking an initial endorsement authorizing them to serve as
principals and assistant principals in the public schools.

As required
by the Code of Virginia, this licensure requirement will become
effective pending completion of the technical revision process allowed under the
Administrative Process Act (APA) to incorporate this new requirement into the
Board of Educations Licensure Regulations for School Personnel.
The implementation of the SLLA cut score for initial licensure
will become effective as soon as the APA process has been completed and the new
requirement has been included in the licensure regulations.The APA process is expected to be completed
by the fall of 2005.Until the Licensure
Regulations for School Personnel are adopted by the board, the current
requirements will remain in effect.

Individuals
seeking an initial administration and supervision endorsement who are
interested in serving as central office instructional personnel are not
required to take and pass the SLLA. However, the option of taking the SLLA
instead of the internship is expected to continue when the technical revisions
in the regulations are approved.

The Licensure
Regulations for School Personnel set forth an endorsement in administration
and supervision prek-12.Therefore,
upon completion of the APA process, the administration and supervision prek-12
endorsement will include a notation to indicate whether the

individual has met the SLLA and can serve as a principal
or assistant principal or has not met the SLLA and is restricted to serving in
central office positions.

A question
and answer document providing additional information regarding the
implementation of the SLLA will be available on the Teacher
Education and Licensure website (http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/newvdoe/teached.html)
within a week after this memorandum has been posted. In the meanwhile, should
you have questions about this requirement, please do not hesitate to contact
Dr. Thomas A. Elliott, assistant superintendent for teacher education and
licensure; Patty S. Pitts, director of professional licensure; or Dr. JoAnne Y.
Carver, director of teacher education and quality enhancement.They may be contacted by e-mail or by
calling the division at (804) 371-2522.